collocation · neutral
training session
/ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsɛʃən/TRAIN·ing SES·sion
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a single organised practice meeting where players train or rehearse skills
Examples
“attend a training session”
“extra training session”
“two-hour training session”
Band 8 sentence
“We had an intense training session this morning focusing on set pieces and quick transitions.”
Collocations
- attend a training session
- schedule a training session
Word family
train verbtraining noun/adjectivetrainer nounsession noun
Common mistakes
I attended training session yesterday.→I attended a training session yesterday.
I did a training yesterday.→I attended a training session yesterday.
Say it for a higher band
5practice→6training→7+training session
Synonyms
practice session
Easily confused
training program
“The club introduced a twelve-week training program for youth players.”
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In Sport & Exercise
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